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...They don't know the relationship. The P.L.O. is the identity of the Palestinian people: there are cadres inside and outside. I signed the decree authorizing the Palestinian delegation to go to Madrid, but I kept it secret at the time. Now we are all members of the follow-up committee. But for this new stage we need to reorganize all our institutions, strengthening them to prepare for very different and difficult responsibilities...
...East game, seemed subdued, even misty- eyed. He walked slowly, graying head bent. "A stunning moment," he murmured. James Baker, Secretary of State for George Bush, thought time had done its work as he watched the tableau of peace. He had convened meetings, pushing the old adversaries together at Madrid 23 months ago. Clinton knew how much that legwork had counted. He reached through three rows of people to make sure Arafat and Rabin shook hands with Baker...
Nearly two years after the start of official peace talks, first in Madrid and later in Washington, deadlocked negotiations lent special urgency to the back-channel talks. Immediately after meeting Kriah, Hirschfeld called a high- ranking friend, Yossi Beilin, Deputy Foreign Minister and an aggressive dove. Beilin was interested but noncommittal. Nevertheless, he extended what Pundak describes as a "very long leash" -- in effect, carte blanche to explore all possibilities and report back at every stage of the contacts. Ever since the Labor Party regained power last year, Israel had begun opening the process. In fact, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres...
...bombs exploded in Madrid during the morning rush hour Monday, killing seven people and injuring 25. The blasts were blamed, as ever, on the Basque separatist group known as E.T.A...
...night hotels such as the Grand in Rome and the Danieli in Venice. Just as the global economy was about to falter, Prince Karim began piling up debt to pay for costly renovations and the purchase of more than a dozen new hostelries, including the Palace in Madrid. Banks remained eager to put up the money because Ciga could pledge real estate worth more than $1 billion as collateral. "This was a very hot company," says a London banker...